Welcome to #TLGLife! Have a look around - we have a monthly social calendar if you’re looking for things to do with your friends, a weekly plan for our SMART activities, and a blog for some helpful tips on how to keep social, have fun, and improve your English. Let’s build a fun community together!
Weekly SmART Activites
Join us every week for some fun, extra English practice! Here is a list of all the fun activities we are hosting. Links to join will be sent to your email once you start your course.
What's happening this week?
Our Social Calendar will be back soon - in the meantime, have a look to find some ideas of activities to do with friends and family!
ENGLISH BOOST
BBC Learning English
Great mini lessons when you have a few spare minutes.
GET ACTIVE
NHS Fitness Studio
Let's get moving with instructor lead videos in aerobics, yoga or general fitness.
APP OF THE WEEK
Headspace
Headspace has one mission: to improve the health and happiness of the world. Helping you to develop the skills of mindfulness and meditation.
HOBBIES
Bon Appetit Test Kitchen
Learn how to cook or simply enjoy the show (also available on YouTube).
GET SOCIAL
Have a picnic in the park. Remember to follow UK guidance on social distancing of 1+ metre and the maximum number of people in a group.
TIME TO RELAX
What's Onstage? More Theatre Online
Theaters may be closed but What's Onstage offers a range of shows and musicals available to watch from the comfort of your own home.
#TLGLife Blog
How to handle self-isolation in 7 easy steps!
11 November, 2020
So, you’ve arrived in the UK for your Language Gallery course. However, depending on which country you came from, you might need to self-isolate for 14 days before starting your course. This means you can’t leave your accommodation. Self-isolation is difficult but luckily we’re here to help you with our simple guide to self-isolation.
HOW TO PASS THE DUOLINGO ENGLISH EXAM
15 April, 2020 Tips and Exams YVONNE FRASER
Are you preparing for the IELTS exam? Are you worried about the speaking part of the test? Lots of students find this part of the test the most stressful and the long turn in part 2 can be particularly nerve-wracking. It’s really difficult to keep talking and talking for 1 to 2 minutes and it feels like a lot longer! I’ve been helping students with the exam for over 10 years, so let’s see if some of my advice will help you too.
Keeping yourself busy
26 March, 2020 Culture Sasha Young, Lea Aylett
As we all sit at home, the first few days can be very relaxing. But, after a few days some of us might start getting a little bored. There are many things that we can do to keep ourselves busy at home, and after the 3rd time of organising the house, we might just have to get a little creative.
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